About to increase business trip allowance for civil servants and public employees

The lump sum for renting a room when going on business trips is expected to increase. Depending on the subject and region of the business trip, civil servants and public employees can receive 450,000 VND/day/person...

Officials who go on business trips or attend meetings in some localities can be paid up to 450,000 VND/person/day. Illustrative photo: At a conference in Hanoi. Photo: Viet Ha

The Ministry of Finance has completed the draft on the fixed-trip allowance regime for state agencies and public service units with a fairly strong increase. The Ministry of Finance calculates that from 2017, civil servants and public employees on business trips will receive a fixed-trip allowance of VND100,000 more than at present. Specifically, for business trips to districts in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Can Tho, Da Nang and cities that are class I urban areas in provinces, the maximum fixed allowance is VND450,000/day/person.

For business trips to districts of centrally-run cities, towns and cities of other localities, the allowance is 350,000 VND/day/person... For leaders at the ministerial, deputy ministerial and equivalent positions, if they receive a contract, the accommodation allowance is 1 million VND/day/person.

In addition, the Ministry of Finance also plans to increase the monthly fixed-rate payment for business travel expenses by VND200,000 compared to the current level. Accordingly, for commune-level officials and state agencies who regularly have to travel for more than 10 days/month, the business travel allowance for parking and fuel is VND500,000/person/month. Regulations on standards for purchasing domestic air tickets, accommodation allowances, payment levels based on actual invoices, conditions, payment documents, etc. are basically kept as they are.

According to Tuoi Tre